making a murderer
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Judges Rule Making a Murderer Confession Was Improperly Obtained
If you watched the Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer, you probably agree that the confession a teenage Brendan Dassey gave was coerced by police officers who took advantage of a mentally challenged boy who did not have a parent or lawyer present to help him. On Thursday a three-judge federal appeals panel ruled that the…
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The Night Of Illuminates Issues of Class and the Justice System
Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers. It can happen to you. That’s the chilling premise behind HBO’s latest edge-of-your-seat limited series The Night Of, which wraps up this Sunday. Based on the BBC series Criminal Justice, the show is a dark, deliberate exploration of what it’s like to unwittingly end up the suspect in a…